Dry Mississippi and bootlegging taxes in a dry state
A column discusses Louisiana and Mississippi liquor tax schemes and enforcement. It notes Louisiana's proposed inspection fee and Mississippi losses from bootlegging, citing 2.5 million annual illegal liquor collections and a Harrison County raid averaging 15 000 dollars in liquor seized.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Magnolia Tax Commission
Magnolia
House
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Harrison County
Easton King
Westchester Suburbia as Epic Backdrop in Margaret Halsey
The excerpt critiques a novel styled as a Tudor epic set in Westchester, depicting Olympians in grey flannel and PTA life. It laments the hollow satire and hints at observant scenes of suburban ritual, noting the casual invasion of private life and social pretensions.
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John of Gaunt
Tudor England
Westchester
Suburbia
PTA
Petal Paper Reader Seeks Clarification on Stunt Remark
A Jacksonville reader writes from Florida to Mr East requesting explanation of a quoted line from The Petal Paper about a stunt. The letter notes urgency due to upcoming final exams and college plans.
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Jacksonville
Fla
East
Aatrophy and conformity in a wary era
A guest editorial traces postwar conformity to fear and apathy. It warns against unquestioning authority, notes global issues from bombs and segregation to rising nations, and laments rising deaths by own action and political extremism.
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Africa
San Francisco
Kennedy Handles Alabama Crisis with Calm Resolve
The Attorney General Robert F Kennedy and Deputy Byron White earned praise for restraining mob violence during the Birmingham and Montgomery unrest. U.S. Marshals protected the Freedom Riders and a church congregation, displaying a firm Justice Department stance to uphold constitutional rights. The piece notes debate over the Freedom Ride's value and its achievements.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Alabama
John Patterson
Freedom Riders
Bob Kennedy
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
U.S
Byron (Whizzer) White
White
Justice Department
South
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